South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma stands by his assertion that black ownership of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) stands at 3%, his office said on Sunday.

Pretoria - Deputy President and SADC Facilitator Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his visit to Lesotho where he observed the elections that were held on Saturday.

Pretoria-Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African government has identified the construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) as a strategic infrastructure project overseen by the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee.

They left South Africa for Russia in 1963 to lobby the international community to support the fight against Apartheid. And as Apartheid’s repressive laws intensified, JB Marks and Moses Kotane both died in the 1970s and were buried in Moscow.

The first results in Lesotho's general elections were expected later on Sunday after voting stations closed late Saturday afternoon.

The price of petrol will increase by 96 cents a litre from Wednesday, the Energy Department has said.

Pretoria- Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Youth Development, Buti Manamela, has called on more young people to get involved in youth clubs, which he says are a model for youth development.

President Jacob Zuma says breast cancer remains a serious problem and it is crucial that South Africa gives its utmost attention to the cancer as it affects scores of women in the country.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday responded to the State of the Province debate after some opposition parties in the Gauteng Legislature labelled his speech as disappointing and containing nothing new.

Pretoria - Seven suspects have been arrested in Sandton, Johannesburg, for allegedly dealing drugs worth R15 million, the Hawks said on Friday.

Pretoria - The reduction of maternal, neonatal and child mortality will be the focus for the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government over the next five years.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga has set aside R2.065 billion for its infrastructure development programme for 2015/16.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour, in partnership with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), will host the last in a series of labour law amendment sessions designed to educate stakeholders on the implications of the amended laws.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga will train more Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners in an effort to provide quality education for its youngest citizens.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu says the provincial government remains on track to deliver on the National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030.